One arrested in drug bust in Monterey and Seaside

MONTEREY peninsula >> Detectives with the Monterey Peninsula violence-narcotics unit arrested one man and seized weapons and more than one pound of methamphetamine Thursday, officers said.

Officers served search warrants at a Monterey apartment and a Seaside residence in an investigation targeting a suspected high-volume methamphetamine dealer, police said.

Investigators also seized two stolen vehicles, two assault rifles, a shotgun, two pistols, a revolver, two rifles, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, marijuana, hashish and about $71,000 in cash, police said.

Peninsula team members were assisted by officers with the California Highway Patrol, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and Homeland Security.

Leopoldo Cortes, 32, was arrested and booked into Monterey County Jail with bail set at $400,0000.

Monterey County

Two arrested in burglary call >> Monterey County sheriff's deputies arrested two burglary suspects Wednesday afternoon after being dispatched to a burglary-in-progress report, deputies said.

The call came in about 5:15 p.m. at 86 Valley Road, the Sheriff's Office said.

Deputies stopped a vehicle leaving the area and said they found property taken from the victim's home.

Arrested were Robert Bowden, 35, and Teresa Moag-Chiono, 45, both of Prunedale, deputies said.